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Inaugural Race Statistics

Strictly Stock Race #3
200 miles

Finish	Number	Driver	Car	Money
1	7	Bob Flock	’48 Olds 88	$2000
2	50	Gober Sosebee	’49 Olds 88	$1000
3	55	Glenn Dunnaway	’49 Olds 88	$500
4	47	Fonty Flock	’47 Buick	$300
5	3	Bill Snowden	’49 Chevrolet	$200
6	44	Bill Blair	’49 Olds 88	$175
7	90	Tim Flock	’49 Olds 88	$150
8	19	Otis Martin	’48 Ford	$125
9	42	Lee Petty	’49 Plymouth	$100
10	28	Buddy Helms	’47 Hudson	$75
11	21	Bobby Greene	’48 Ford	$50
12		J. D. Edwards		$50
13	11	Bob Apperson	’47 Ford	$50
14		Frank Smith		$50
15	34	Jim Roper		$50
16		Bill Harrison		$25
17	1	B.E. Renfro	’49 Hudson	$25
18		Garland Smith		$25
19		Jim Carruso		$25
20	41	Curtis Turner	’46 Buick Roadmaster	$25
21	25	Bob Smith	’49 Olds
22	22	Rey Byron	’49 Olds 88
23	71	Sara Christian	’47 Ford
24	5	Felix Wilkes	’49 Lincon
25	2	Jimmie Lewallen	’49 Lincon
26		Herb Tomas	’47 Ford
27	94	Louise Smith	’47 Ford
28	31	Sterling Long	’46 Hudson

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Avg. Speed: 76.8 mph

Attendance: 17,500

Comments:

• Bob Flock’s first career Grand National Win
• Collison on 38th lap took out 3 drivers (Sara Christian, Red Byron, and Felix Wilkes)
• Bob Smith had solo crash and went over the bank.